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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Great stories - many laughs and famous climbs.
Thanks for sharing.
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Mar'
Trad climber
Fanta Se
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Yay!
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Fascinating writing! Sign me up for a book.
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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WOW. More on Steck-Salathe, please.
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, California
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Their route on Sentinel was a rite of passage for so many of us BITD, my partner and I must have done the thousandth something ascent, thirty years after those 'masters' pioneered the route.
“Nick,” he says, “you don’t haf an anchor.” “That’s right,” John, “there’s no anchor.” “Dot’s not safe,” says John, “you should always haf an anchor.”
Classic? No... that pre-dates Classic.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Steck Salathe....quintessential Yosemite! I've done it three times in the past five years. Iconic climb rightly climbed by icons.
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John Morton
climber
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Thanks Chris, and thanks Steve for your efforts on behalf of Steck. Al's memory of picturesque detail and powers of description always kept me on the edge of my seat, and asking for more.
Things to include: observations of the climbing greats of the forties and fifies; the approach from the sea to Mt. Waddington, 1950; the march to Makalu 1954; cycling between climbs in Europe just after the war; reconnoitering destinations for Mountain Travel with Roper. (Well maybe "you had to be there" in his presence for those campfire stories.) Of course the Hummingbird and other great climbs, but I would be happy with almost anything he cares to share.
John
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john hansen
climber
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Fantastic stuff. Would love to read the book.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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zuper! Hura gut und garnische ture. awesome. i was lucky to grab a tr from Mr. Steck at Turtle Rock once a while back. was happy to say that the Steck-Salathe Narrows was the most physically challenging thing that i'd done to date. More please!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, chris... wow, i missed the post for this... just SAW it in the newsletter... very nice share for us all... very thankful that allen steck shared, too...
great stuff here... did not even get to read it all yet, :))
but will...
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Jr Birdman
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Allen, yes! Please do this! It would be a major contribution to climbing history, and promises to provide huge insights to micro glimpses into one of the greatest, yet least known pioneers in Yosemite Climbing. And Thank You for considering taking on this huge project!
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H
Mountain climber
there and back again
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THIS is what supertopo is all about!
Allen so kind of you to give us a sneak preview of your upcoming book. I can't wait for it to be published.
I love your Salethe accent. Always wanted to go to slab city.
Take care my friend. "Write on"
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Daniel McClure
Trad climber
Beulah,CO
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Very moving and enjoyable read. I find it so very interesting to see how rock climbing equipment and techniques have changed over the years. But the spirt and adventure lives on and on thru the ages. Sure love climbing. And sure love reading about John Salathe. And thank you Allen Steck for this read. That is a big YES from me for more.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Of course, I think many of us will buy this or it will be the first item on the X-mas list.
any lover of the valley loves to hear the stories about the climbs and the people who put life on the shelf to spend as much of their lives on the shelves and corners, high off the ground in Yosemite as was possible.
Publish, book signing at face lift and the AAC black tie affair too.
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Jul 10, 2015 - 06:22pm PT
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That was about as good as it gets--on "yust vun apple a day" for no less.
You write it and I'll buy it for sure--Salathe-the bridge between the Beats and the Hippies and the RVers--what a stud!
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Jul 10, 2015 - 06:44pm PT
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Really nice piece Chris
Thanks!!!
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jul 10, 2015 - 06:58pm PT
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Wow...great read!
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, California
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Jul 10, 2015 - 11:44pm PT
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I always thought it was the other way around...
Whenever I ate the fermented bean concoction,
da wumans no longer vanted da mans!
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pminearo
Sport climber
San Diego
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Jul 11, 2015 - 07:01am PT
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This is great. Would love to see more stories.
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Bad Climber
climber
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Jul 11, 2015 - 08:33am PT
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Hey, Chris:
This is the best of SuperTopo. We've GOT to get Mr. Steck to finish this project. I will happily purchase/pre-order a book. We've got to get these stories down.
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